Regulation and the informal economy
Subtitle: microenterprises in Chile, Ecuador, and Jamaica
By: edited by Víctor E. Tokman, Emilio Klein.
Contributors: Tokman, Víctor E.; Klein, Emilio.
Publisher: L. Rienner Publishers
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Small business -- Chile.; Small business -- Law and legislation -- Chile.; Small business -- Ecuador.; Small business -- Law and legislation -- Ecuador.; Small business -- Jamaica.; Small business -- Law and legislation -- Jamaica.
Description: "Surveys enterprises with less than 10 employees and low capitalization. Describes tax and labor laws and finds common patterns across the three countries: males predominate among owners, women among workers and self-employed; and higher education is associated with larger, better-capitalized firms"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-206) and index.